An account of Monsieur de La Salle's last expedition and discoveries in North America
Subtitle: Presented to the French king, and published by the Chevalier Tonti, governour of Fort St. Louis, in the province of the Islinois
By: Made English from the Paris original. Also the adventures of the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the French buccaneers on the coast of Guinea, in the year 1695
Publisher: Printed for J. Tonson at the Judge's Head, and S. Buckley at the Dolphin in Fleet-Street, and R. Knaplock, at the Angel and Grown [sic] in St. Paul's Church-Yard
Published: 1698
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Buccaneers; Description and travel; History
Work titles: Derniers decouvertes dans l'Amerique septentrionale. English
Notes: Translation of: Dernieres decouvertes dans l'Amerique Septentrionale de M. de La Sale; mises au jour par M. le chevalier Tonti, gouverneur du Fort Sain Loüis, aux Islinois, first printed Paris, 1697.

The authorship of the French original was denied by Tonti, although it is apparently based on a narrative written by him. Cf. Charlevoix, Histoire de la Nouvelle France, t. 2, 1744, p. 260.

This state has spelling "Buckley" in imprint, but retains error "Grown" for "Crown". Sabin, ESTC and Wing cite only title page with "Buckly" in imprint, Alden cites the imprint with the spelling "Buckley."

"A relation of a voyage made by the Sieur de Montauban, captain of the French privateers, on the coasts of Guinea, in the year 1695. With a description of the kingdom of Cape de Lopez; and an account of the manners, customs and religion of the natives of that country", p. [1]-44, 4th count, has separate dated title page with imprint: London: printed in the year 1698, and is a translation of: Relation du voyage du Sieur de Montauban, captaine des flibustiers, en Guinée en l'année 1695, first printed Amsterdam, 1698.

Signatures: [A]² (-[A]2) ([A]1 verso blank) B-R⁸ (P2, P3 versos blank)

Errors in paging: p. 92 misnumbered 62; p. 143 misnumbered 145.

Title pages printed within double rule borders.

Harrisse, H. Nouvelle France, 178.

Wagner, H.R. Spanish Southwest, 67a.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) A210A.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) M2486B.

European Americana 698/2.

European Americana 698/149.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, books printed 1675-1700, p. 358.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, books printed 1675-1700, p. 373.

English short title catalogue R10138.